Biography. Biographie. L GENERAL BIOGRAPHY. I. BIOGRAPHIE GÉNÉRALE. Flutarch's Lives of illustrious men; from the original Greek, with notes, critical and historical, and a life of Plutarch; by J. Langhorne and W. Langhorne. New edition. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1851. Plutarque. Vies des hommes illustres; traduit par A. Pierron. 4 vol. 12mo. Paris, 1855. Secousse, M. Remarques sur quelques vies écrites par Plutarque, et en particulier sur celles de Camille, Lucullus, Pompée, Crassus, Caton d'Utique, César, Cicéron, Brutus, Antoine. A. I. Vol. 5 et 7. Visconti. Iconographie grecque. 3 vol. 4to. Paris, 1811. Voir aussi dans les classiques latins, Cornelius Nepos. De Viris illustribus. Moréri, Louis. Le Grand Dictionnaire historique ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane, etc. 8 vol. Folio, dont 2 de supplément. Paris, 1725-1735. Bayle, Pierre. Dictionnaire historique et critique. Nouvelle édition augmentée de notes extraites de Chaufepié, Joly, La Monnoye, L. J. Leclerc. Le Duchat, Prosper Marchand, etc 16 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1820. A general Dictionary, historical and critical ; a translation, with corrections printed in the late edition at Paris, and interspersed Lives, never before published; and Reflections on such passages as seem to favour Scepticism, &c., by J. P. Bernard, T. Birch, and J. Lockman, 10 vols. Folio. London, 1734-1741. Chalmers, Alexander. The general Biographical Dictionary; containing the Lives and writings of Eminent Persons; particularly the British and Irish: New edition, revised and enlarged. 32 vols. 8vo. London, 1812-17. Gorton, John. A general Biographical Dictionary. New edition. 3 vols. 1847, to which is added, a supplementary volume (1851) completing the work to the present time. 4 vols. 8vo. London, 1847-1851. Rose, H. J. A new general Biographical Dictionary, projected and partly arranged by,-12 vols. 8vo. London, 1850. "It is a duty to state, that a considerable portion of it was executed under arrangements made by him, although no part was subjected to his revision:" in consequence of his decease, the work was placed in the hands of other Editors. Cyclopædia of Biography; a series of original Memoirs of distinguished persons of all times; with illustrations, edited by Elihu Rich. 8vo. London, 1854. Appleton's Cyclopædia of Biography; a series of original memoirs of the most distinguished persons of all times. 4to. New York, 1856. Not much altered from Rich's Cyclopædia, except by the addition of some Ame. rican Lives. [Michaud.] Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne, ouvrage redigé par une société de gens de lettres et de savants. 82 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1811-1849. Jacquelin, J. A. Manuel de biographie, revu et augmenté par M. Noël. Feller, F. X. de. Biographie universelle, ou dictionnaire historique des hommes qui se sont fait un nom par leur génie, leurs talents, vertus, erreurs ou crimes; Edition revue et continuée jurqu'en 1848, sous la direction de M. Ch. Weiss, et de M. l'abbé Busson, et suivie d'un supplément. 8 vol. en 4. 8vo. Paris, 1840-1850. Lalanne, (Lud.,) Renier, (L.,) et autres. Biographie portative universelle. 12mo. Paris, 1851. Delarue, Th. Isographie des hommes célèbres; ou collection de fac-simile de lettres autographes et signatures. 4 vol. 4to. Paris, 1843. Biographical Dictionary; Published by the Society for the diffusion of Useful Knowledge, (for the letter A.; being all that has been published.) 4 vols. 8vo. London, 1842-4. Autobiography of Eminent Persons: [of different Nations.] 34 vols. bound in 17. 12mo. London, 1826-32. The several lives are distributed under their proper names, in the second part of this class. The 34th volume of this series is wanting. Myers, Frederic. Lectures on Great Men; with a preface, by T. H. Tarlton. On Luther, Columbus, Xavier, Peter of Russia, Wycliffe, More, Cranmer, Emerson, R. W. Representative Men; seven lectures. 12mo. Boston, 1849. are treated on, in six lectures; and a lecture is added "On the Uses of Great Men." Biography of Eminent Persons; consisting of Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Mahomet, Wolsey, Sir E. Coke, Lord Somers, Caxton, Blake, Adam Smith, Niebuhr, Sir C. Wren, and Michael Angelo. 8vo. London, 1833. Libr. of U. K., vol. 26. Arnault, (A. V.) Jay, (A.) Jouy, (E.) Norvins, (J.) et autres. Biographie nouvelle des contemporains. 20 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1820-1825. Iconographie des contemporains. 2 vol. Folio. Paris, 1832. F* Men of the Times, [including, also, Women of the Time]. Biographical sketches of eminent living characters. 12mo. London, 1856. reprinted.) 12mo. New York, 1852. Curiosités biographiques. 12mo. Paris, 1846. Oettinger. Bibliographie biographique universelle ; dictionnaire des ouvrages relatifs à l'histoire de la vie publique et privée des personnages célèbres de tous les temps. 2 vol. 8vo. Bruxelles, 1854. L'Encyclopédie des gens du monde-l'Encyclopédie du XIXe siècle—le Dictionnaire de la conversation-le Dictionnaire des dates-le Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie de Bouillet, &c., contiennent aussi la biographie des hommes célèbres. Pour la vie des auteurs sacrés, voir Ceillier, Histoire générale des auteurs sacrés, &c. (THEOLOGIE, RELIGION, &c.) Pour les histoires générales et particulières des Saints et Saintes, voir les pages Pour celles des papes, page 31, et pour la biographie du clergé, page 33. section (PHILOSOPHIE et MORALE) mentionne entre autres, la vie de Kant, par Le Dictionnaire de l'économie politique, de Coquelin, Guillaumin &c., contient des notices biographiques sur les principaux économistes. Le grand Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, publié sous la direction de F. Cu vier, est suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes. Voir dans la section des BEAUX-ARTS: Fétis, Biographie universelle des musiciens.-Choron et Fayolle, Dictionnaire historique des musiciens.—Quatremère de Quincy, Biographie des plus célèbres architectes, de 1050 à 1850.— Pour les biographies d'artistes, voir aussi le journal l'Artiste. Le 3e volume des œuvres complètes de François Arago contient la biographie des Chaptal, Parfait fermier, contient la biographie des agronomes célèbres. [Voir Le Dictionnaire de médecine (encyclopédie méthodique) contient la biographie Le vol. 1er des Œuvres de Fontenelle contient les éloges d'un grand nombre d'Académiciens, et, entre autres, de Bernouilly, Vauban, Tournefort, Bourdelin, Cassini, Mallebranche, Leibnitz, Saurin, &c. Pour les biographies et portraits littéraires des poètes, romanciers et autres écri- Voir aussi la Revue des Deux Mondes, la Revue contemporaine, les Mémoires des Colet, Mme. Louise. Enfances célèbres. 12mo. Paris, 1854. La Barre Duparcq, de. Portraits militaires, esquisses historiques et stratégiques. 2 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1853. Mignet. Portraits and Notices. 2 vols. 8vo. Paris, 1852. Capefigue. Diplomates Européens, contenant les notices suivantes :-10., le Prince de Metternich; 20., le Comte Pozzo di Borgo; 3o., le Prince de Talleyrand; 40., le Baron Pasquier; 50., le Duc de Wellington; 60., le Duc de Richelieu; 7o., le Prince de Hardenberg; 80., le Comte de Nesselrode; 90., Lord Castlereagh. 8vo. Paris. Biographia Britannica; or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages to the present time. 6 vols. ; the 6th in 2 parts, the 2nd part containing the supplement bound in 7 vols. Folio. London, 1747-1766. Biographia Britannica; second edition, with corrections, enlargements, and the additions of new lives, by Andrew Kippis, and other gentlemen; [brought down alphabetically only to Fasto.] 5 vols. Folio. London, 1778-1793. Birch, Thomas. Heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain, engraven by Houbraken and Vertue: with their lives and characters. 2 vols. Folio. London, 1813. Lodge, Edmund. Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain; with memoirs of their lives and actions. 8 vols. 12mo. London, 1849-50. B. Illust. Lib. For Lives of the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland, Vide HISTORY OF Portrait Gallery of British Worthies. The Cabinet,-(72 engravings.) 12 vols. 12mo. London, 1845-47. Knight's Lib. [Knight's] Old England's Worthies; a Gallery of Portraits from authentic copies; accompanied by full and original biographies: [beginning with King Henry II., (1133–1189); ending with John Smeaton, 1724— 1792.] Folio. London, 1853. National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the 19th century; with memoirs. 5 vols. 4to. London, 1834-35. Saunders' Portraits and Memoirs of Political Reformers; with a sketch of the progress of Parliamentary Reform; by William Howitt. 4to. London, 1840. Fuller, T. History of the Worthies of England. New edition; containing notices of Worthies of England since the time of Fuller; by R. A. Nuttall. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1840. Vicars, J. England's Worthies; in recounting whose lives, the history of the Civil Wars are related, 1642-47. (Reprint.) Small 4to. London, 1845. Biographies of Bradshaw, Ireton, Harrison, Hugh Peters, &c. 1 vol. 12mo. London, 1832. Fam. Lib.-(Trial of Charles I., &c.) Cromwell and Bunyan; by R. Southey. (Select Biographies.) 1844. Col. Libr. Clarendon, Lord Chancellor. Lives of the friends and contemporaries of,illustrative of portraits in his Gallery; by Lady Theresa Lewis. 3 vols Svo. London, 1852. Burnet, Bishop. Lives of Sir M. Hale, Bp. Bedell, and Life and Death of the Earl of Rochester. 18mo. London. Lives of those eminent Antiquaries,-John Leland, Thomas Hearne, and Anthony à Wood,-with an account of their respective writings and publications; in which are inserted Memoirs relating to many eminent persons, and various parts of literature. 2 vols. 8vo. Oxford, 1772. Hearne's Chronicles, vols. 83, 84.] North, Roger. Lives [dating in 17th cent.] of Francis Dudley, and John North. New edition, with notes and illustrations, historical and biographical. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1826. Devereux, Hon. W. B. Lives and Letters of the Devereux, Earls of Essex, in the reigus of Elizabeth, James I, and Charles I. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1853. Pocock, Pearce, Newton, and Skelton. The Lives of Dr. E. Pocock by Dr. Twells; of Dr. Z. Pearce, and Bishop Newton, by themselves; and of the Rev. P. Skelton, by Mr. Burdy. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1816. Scott, Sir Walter. Biographical Memoirs of Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Cumberland, Goldsmith, Johnson, Sterne, Mackenzie, Walpole, &c. Of Miss C Smith, Sir R. Sadler, J. Leyden, Miss Seward, De Foe, Lord Byron, the Duke of York, &c. Vide his Works, vols. 3 and 4. Lives of the Scottish Worthies. 3 vols. 12mo. London, Fam. Lib. Tytler, P. F. 1831. Vol. I. Alex. III; Michael Scott; Sir W. Wallace; Robert Bruce. 66 II. Rob. Bruce (ended); J. Barbour; A. Wynton; J. De Fordun; James I. "III. James I (ended); R. Henryson; W. Dunbar; Gavin Douglas; and Sir D. Lindsay; with antiquarian illustrations. Lindsays. Lives of the,-or, a Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres; by Lord Lindsay ;-Extracts from the official correspondence of the 6th Earl of Balcarres ;- Personal narratives by his (4) brothers, and by his sister, Lady Anne Barnard. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1849. Chambers, Robert. Biographical Dictionary of eminent Scotsmen ; (3 vols.) with supplement containing the biographies to the present time; by T. Thomson, (1 vol.) 4 vols. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1845–1855. Curran, J. P. Sketches of the Irish Bar; with Essays, literary and political. New edition. 2 vols. 12mo. London, 1855. And his contemporaries, Lives of; by Charles Phillips. Fourth edition. 8vo. London, 1851. |